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August 13, 2014 1:02 PM

Dr. Muniswamy Thambidurai of AIADMK is new Deputy Speaker of LS

Dr. Munisamy Thambidurai of the AIADMK is the new Deputy Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha. He was unanimously elected by members belonging to all parties in the House. Mr Thambidurai's name was first moved by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and was seconded by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Later...

August 13, 2014 12:50 PM

Resist divisive, authoritarian politics of BJP : Cong Prez Sonia to MPs

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has alleged that since the BJP came to power at the Centre, there has been an alarming increase in the number of cases of communal violence.Addressing MPs at the Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi today, she said Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra and a numb...

August 13, 2014 11:59 AM

No Ebola case reported in country so far : Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

The government today said that no case of any confirmed or suspected case of Ebola virus disease has been reported so far in the country.Talking exclusively to All India Radio, Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan allayed fears about the disease saying that there is no need to panic as all precautionary...

August 13, 2014 11:42 AM

Ready to discuss incidents of communal violence in Parliament: Govt

The government today said it is ready for discussion in Parliament onthe increasing incidents of communal violence in the country. As soonas the Lok Sabha met for the day, Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congressraised the issue saying that the House take up the discussion onpriority basis. He said the di...

August 13, 2014 11:32 AM

Amarnath Yatra ends; Over 3.72 lakih pilgrims have darshan at shrine

After performing last rituals, the 44 day-long annual Amarnath Yatra culminated last evening as the Chhari Mubarak, the holy mace of Lord Shiva returned to its permanent abode at Dashnami Akhara Complex, Budshah Chowk in Srinagar. The traditional 'pujan' and 'visarjan' were performed on the bank of ...

August 13, 2014 11:26 AM

No Ebola case reported in country so far : Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

The government today said that no case of any confirmed or suspected case of the Ebola Virus disease has been reported so far in the country. Talking exclusively to All India Radio, Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan allayed the fear about the disease saying that there is no need to panic as all preca...

August 13, 2014 11:21 AM

Resist divisive, authoritarian politics of BJP : Cong Prez Sonia to MPs

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said that her party will fight with full might to revive itself.Addressing MPs at the Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi today, she said though the party's numbers have reduced in theLok Sabha, it has good numbers in the Rajya Sabha.She asked party MPs ...

August 13, 2014 8:30 AM

Tata-Unitech link in 2G spectrum scam under probe: CBI to SC

In a new twist to the alleged irregular allotment of 2G spectrum, the CBI has informed the Supreme Court that it was investigating the allegation that Unitech got spectrum in 2008 during A Raja's tenure as Telecom Minister by hiding the fact that it was a front for the Tata group. Citing the re...

August 13, 2014 8:22 AM

Parliament approves bill to give more powers to SEBI

The Parliament has given its seal of approval to the Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014 with the Rajya Sabha adopting the measure on Tuesday. In his reply to a discussion on the Bill in the Upper House, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the Securities Exchange Board of India, (SEBI) has been g...

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